Maygrove opens ‘heart and soul of village’

Shana Hopper-McCully, left and her former teacher, Helen Stringer.

Maygrove Village in Ōrewa celebrated a milestone recently with the opening of its new café, bar and entertainment area, an airy space for residents and visitors alike to enjoy.

“We’ve unofficially had it open for the past few weeks, and we, along with our residents, are so pleased,” sales and marketing manager Shana Hopper-McCully said. “We’ve seen an increase in patronage to our bar and café, and it has added ambience to the village community..”

Shana described the facility as “the heart and soul of the village”.

At the opening celebration, she also recounted how she had grown up with the village, a flagship project of the third-generation Hopper family business, which opened in 2002. 

“As a young teen, I used to vacuum the main building halls as my afterschool job,” she said.

She said it was special for her to be able to celebrate the occasion with a lifelong friend, her former primary school teacher Helen Stringer, who moved into the village last year.

Therese Stevenson and Gay Rolston enjoy Maygrove’s new café facilities.